Richard Bravman, CEO of Intelleflex, helped build his last company from a four person team to a 1.7 billion dollar firm. The trick: He works to build companies that innovate to create entirely new product categories in which they take commanding market share leadership.
You know what needs to happen in your business. That puts you well ahead of many of the big companies. Leverage your knowledge into a business plan by answering these five questions.
Leaping ahead in the business world takes more than courage. Learn how one business leader – Mark Denham of 247 Workspace – came up with a new game plan.
CEOs sometimes suffer from insomnia, worrying about the future of their companies. As the bus rolls along, are some of the wheels coming loose? While you’re lying awake at night, ask yourself these key questions.
It’s all too easy to lose focus on the important tasks in our lives and to busy ourselves with seemingly urgent work. In the end, we pay for that in a big way. Here are some tips for fighting this common battle.
One of the fundamental truths of business is that cash is king. Too many firms run so lean that they are at risk of shutdown if any large problems arise. Find out where cash goes, where it should go, and how to stay in a comfortable range.
For those who’ve been bitten by the entrepreneurial bug, the temptation to start a new business can be irresistible. Randy Wheeler, Founder and CEO of Valley Oak Systems, built a new business unit on a solid customer relationship.
If you set no boundaries around your business, you fail to focus your resources and energy. If you’re too narrow-minded, opportunities can pass you by. Defining your business correctly helps you avoid these two extremes.
Great business ideas don’t happen by accident. Brent Dusing, CEO of Cellfire, Inc., and his business partner Preston Tollinger spent months brainstorming, creating and dismissing many ideas, before coming up with a quality idea.
What would happen to your company if you disappeared tomorrow? Tom Friel, CEO of Heidrich and Struggles, sparked a great discussion about succession at a meeting of the Alliance of Chief Executives.
Robert Sher is founding principal of CEO to CEO, a consulting firm of former chief executives that improves the leadership infrastructure of midsized companies seeking to accelerate their performance. He was chief executive of Bentley Publishing Group from 1984 to 2006 and steered the firm to become a leading player in its industry (decorative art publishing).